Josh Giddey’s career night propels OKC Thunder in NBA play-in tournament
by Guardian sport and agencies from US news | The Guardian on (#6AR7D)
- Aussie's career-high 31 points lift Thunder to 123-118 victory
- LaVine scores 39, Bulls beat Raptors 109-105 in play-in game
- OKC will meet Minnesota on Thursday for West's No 8 seed
Josh Giddey matched a career-high 31 points to go with 10 assists and nine rebounds as the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the New Orleans Pelicans 123-118 on Wednesday night to remain alive in the Western Conference play-in tournament.
The loss eliminated the ninth-seeded Pelicans, while 10th seed Oklahoma City advanced to play at Minnesota on Friday night for the right to enter the NBA playoffs as an eighth seed and meet No 1 Denver.
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